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Pilot's Handbook Of Aeronautical Knowledge, 2016, United States Federal Aviation Administration

United States Department of Transportation -- Publications & Papers

The Pilot’s Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge provides basic knowledge that is essential for pilots. This handbook introduces pilots to the broad spectrum of knowledge that will be needed as they progress in their pilot training. Except for the Code of Federal Regulations pertinent to civil aviation, most of the knowledge areas applicable to pilot certification are presented.

The Pilot’s Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge provides basic knowledge for the student pilot learning to fly, as well as pilots seeking advanced pilot certification. For detailed information on a variety of specialized flight topics, see specific Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) handbooks and Advisory …

Proceedings From The National Pipeline Safety Forum

United States Department of Transportation -- Publications & Papers

The Forum was organized around three panel discussions intended to prompt discussion related to and culminating in the actions that PHMSA, states, and industry can take to increase pipeline safety. First, discussions were focused on both the known and perceived risks posed by pipelines, including the means by which these risks and threats are identified, measured, and evaluated. The second objective was to discuss the nature, scope, and extent of the challenges facing the industry and regulators as they decide how best to address and eliminate or mitigate these risks, and prevent future incidents. Financially-driven challenges were addressed along with …

Peer Review Report 2011

United States Department of Transportation -- Publications & Papers

The purpose of this document is to report findings from the research peer reviews held April 14, April 20, April 26 & April 27, 2011 for PHMSA’s Pipeline Safety Research and Development Program. The findings and recommendations in this report are derived from the scoring and comments collected from the peer review panelists.

Department of Transportation (DOT) Operating Agencies (OA) are required to develop and execute a systematic process for peer reviews and for all influential and highly influential information that the OA plans to disseminate in the foreseeable future.

Through the Information Quality Act, Congress directed the Office of …

Peer Review Report 2010

United States Department of Transportation -- Publications & Papers

The purpose of this document is to report findings from the research peer reviews held April 14, April 15, April 27 & April 28, 2010 for PHMSA’s Pipeline Safety Research and Development Program. The findings and recommendations in this report are derived from the scoring and comments collected from the peer review panelists.

Department of Transportation (DOT) Operating Agencies (OA) are required to develop and execute a systematic process for peer reviews and for all influential and highly influential information that the OA plans to disseminate in the foreseeable future.

Through the Information Quality Act, Congress directed the Office of …

Rd&T Program Review 2010

United States Department of Transportation -- Publications & Papers

Who Is PHMSA?

Pipeline Safety R&D

Research Program Objectives

Appropriations vs. Obligations

R&D Program Management Information System (MIS)

1. External stakeholder involvement in developing research agendas: Elements

1. External stakeholder involvement in developing research agendas: Indicators

2. Merit review of proposals for competitive research grants and contracts: Elements

2. Merit review of proposals for competitive research grants and contracts: Indicators

3. Independent evaluation of significant research using some form of expert review: Elements

3. Independent evaluation of significant research using some form of expert review: Indicators

4. Performance measures for significant research programs: Elements

4. Performancemeasures for significantresearch programs: Indicators …

2009 Government And Industry Pipeline R&D Forum Report

United States Department of Transportation -- Publications & Papers

Nine government and industry organizations via a steering committee organized, planned and executed this forum. The forum brought together approximately 215 representatives from Federal, State and foreign government offices along with domestic and foreign natural gas and hazardous liquid pipeline operators. The forum’s goals included identifying key challenges facing industry and government, sharing information on current research efforts, and identifying research that can help to meet the challenges.

Hydrodynamic Forces On Inundated Bridge Decks, Kornel Kerenyi, Tanju Sofu, Junke Guo

United States Department of Transportation -- Publications & Papers

The hydrodynamic forces experienced by an inundated bridge deck have great importance in the design of bridges. Specifically, the drag force, lift force, and the moment acting on the bridge deck under various levels of inundation and a range of flow conditions influence the design and construction of the bridge. This report explores the forces acting on bridges in two ways. First, through physical experimentation on scaled-down bridge deck models tested in a flume and then with computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulation models. Three bridge deck prototypes were used for the experimentation: a typical six-girder highway bridge deck, a three-girder …

Peer Review Report 2009

United States Department of Transportation -- Publications & Papers

The purpose of this document is to report findings from the research peer reviews held April 1, April 2, April 14 & April 15, 2009 for PHMSA’s Pipeline Safety Research and Development Program. The findings and recommendations in this report derive from the scoring and comments collected from the peer review panelists.

Department of Transportation (DOT) Operating Agencies (OA) are required to develop and execute a systematic process for peer reviews and for all influential and highly influential information that the OA plans to disseminate in the foreseeable future.

Through the Information Quality Act, Congress directed the Office of Management …

Development Of A Research Roadmap Related To Safe And Reliable Transportation Of Ethanol In Pipelines, Raymond R. Fessler

United States Department of Transportation -- Publications & Papers

Scope

Phase 1 Results Suggested Projects for Near Future

Phase 1 Results Other Recommendations

Phase 2 Results Roadmap of All Future Projects

Phase 2 Results Roadmap of All Future Projects (cont.)

Recommended Project 1: Safety of Transporting Blends Containing More than 10 Percent Ethanol

Recommended Project 3: Technical and Economic Feasibility of Preventing SCC Through Control of Oxygen

Recommended Project 4: Feasibility of Preventing SCC by Using Inhibitors

Recommended Project 5: Compatibility of Non-ferrous Metals with Ethanol

Recommended Project 6: Phenomenological Understanding of Ethanol SCC

Other Recommended Actions

Full Project Plan

Peer Review Report 2008

United States Department of Transportation -- Publications & Papers

The purpose of this document is to report findings from the research peer reviews held May 1, May 6 and May 14, 2008 for PHMSA’s Pipeline Safety Research and Development Program. The findings and recommendations in this report derive from the scoring and comments collected from the peer review panelists.

Department of Transportation (DOT) Operating Agencies (OA) are required to develop and execute a systematic process for peer reviews and for all influential and highly influential information that the OA plans to disseminate in the foreseeable future.

Through the Information Quality Act, Congress directed the Office of Management and Budget …

2007 Government And Industry Pipeline R&D Forum Report

United States Department of Transportation -- Publications & Papers

Eleven government and industry organizations working through a steering committee, organized, planned and executed this forum. The forum brought together over 240 representatives from State, Federal, and international government offices together with domestic and international natural gas and hazardous liquid pipeline operators, along with several research providers and technology vendors. The forum’s goals included identifying key challenges facing industry and government, sharing information on current research efforts, and identifying research that can help to meet the challenges. The organizing committee included presentations recognizing emerging technology success stories and federal government approaches to technology transfer of research during the forum.

Safe & Reliable Ethanol Transportation & Storage Technology Roadmapping Workshop Summary Results

United States Department of Transportation -- Publications & Papers

Biofuels, especially ethanol, are gaining attention as partial replacements of imported fuels and to offset CO2 emissions from the burning of fossil fuels. Consequently, legislation is being proposed to mandate a significant increase in ethanol usage as a fuel over the next 20 years. The planned wide-spread usage of ethanol will require an efficient and reliable transportation and storage system that encompasses both the existing infrastructure and new construction. The fuels are currently being transported by rail, truck, and ship; however, in order to economically transport biofuels from producers to users on a large scale, safe and reliable transportation by …

Rd&T Program Overview 2007

United States Department of Transportation -- Publications & Papers

PHMSA Mission

PHMSA Supports DOT Goals

RD&T Overview

PHMSA RD&T Program Appropriations

Pipeline Safety RD&T

1. External Stakeholder Involvement In Developing Research Agendas

1. External Stakeholder Involvement “Elements of Implementation”

1. External Stakeholder Involvement “Indicators of Implementation”

2. Merit Review of Proposals “Elements of Implementation”

2. Merit Review of Proposals “Indicators of Implementation”

3. Independent Evaluation of Research “Elements & Indicators of Implementation”

4. Performance Measurement “Elements of Implementation"

4. Performance Measurement “Indicators of Implementation”

5. RD&T Coordination “Elements of Implementation”

5. RD&T Coordination “Indicators of Implementation”

Hazardous Materials Safety RD&T

Hazmat Elements & Possible Products

Peer Review Report 2007

United States Department of Transportation -- Publications & Papers

The purpose of this document is to report findings from the research peer reviews held March 27-29, 2007 for PHMSA’s Pipeline Safety Research and Development Program. The findings and recommendations in this report derive from the scoring and comments collected from the peer review panelists.

Department of Transportation (DOT) Operating Agencies (OA) are required to develop and execute a systematic process for peer review plan for all influential and highly influential information the OA plans to disseminate in the foreseeable future.

Through the Information Quality Act1, Congress directed Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to “provide policy and procedural guidance …

Field Demonstration Report Enhancing Direct Assessment By Inspection Through Coatings And Buried Regions Of Non-Piggable Pipelines, Emat Ultrasonics, Inc.

United States Department of Transportation -- Publications & Papers

Sonic Sensors of EMAT Ultrasonics Inc, with support from Pacific Gas and Electric as well as Southern California Gas has an R&D Contract with the DOT, PHMSA, OPS No. DTPH56-06-T-0009. The goal of this contract was to develop a method to inspect the full body of a pipe without having to remove the coating or completely excavate the pipe as shown in Figure 1. External Corrosion Direct Assessment, ECDA, depends on exploratory digging to evaluate the condition of suspect coatings detected by cathodic protection CIS. Minimizing the extent of excavation required to perform an ECDA evaluation has obvious cost savings …

Report To Dot/Phmsa Steering Committee On Collaborative Demonstration Of Guided Wave Ultrasonics, Daphne D'Zurko

United States Department of Transportation -- Publications & Papers

NYSEARCH/NGA and DOT/PHMSA have an existing R & D contract, DTRS56-05-T-0002, in place to enhance and validate the TWI/FBS Teletest™ Long Range Guided Wave Ultrasonic Testing System. During 2006, the second year of this contract, several controlled tests were performed at the NYSEARCH/NGA test bed and several are also being done on live jobs at NYSEARCH member companies. Through this process, NYSEARCH has amassed the experience and facilities to test and evaluate various guided wave systems.

At the request of DOT/PHMSA, in June 2006, a task was added to the R & D contract, to conduct a collaborative demonstration of …

Pipeline Inspection Technologies Demonstration Report Final

United States Department of Transportation -- Publications & Papers

The pipeline infrastructure is a critical element in the energy delivery system across the United States. Its failure can affect both public health and safety directly and indirectly through impacts on the energy supply. The pipeline infrastructure is aging, while at the same time Research & Development (R&D) funding from the pipeline industry to develop technologies to assure its integrity is experiencing budgetary constraints. Total R&D funding is being further reduced through the elimination of programs resulting from restructuring within the government and energy industry.

The Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), Pipeline Safety R&D Program mission is to …

Peer Review Report 2006

United States Department of Transportation -- Publications & Papers

This document is reporting findings from the research peer reviews held February 7-9, 2006 for PHMSA’s Pipeline Safety Research and Development Program. The findings and recommendations in this report derive from the scoring and comments collected from the peer review panelists.

Department of Transportation (DOT) Operating Agencies (OA) are required to begin a systematic process for peer review planning for all influential and highly influential information that the OA plans to disseminate in the “foreseeable” future.

Through the Information Quality Act, Congress directed Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to “provide policy and procedural guidance to Federal agencies for ensuring …

Rd&T Program Overview 2006

United States Department of Transportation -- Publications & Papers

PHMSA Mission

PHMSA Supports DOT Goals

RD&T Overview

PHMSA RD&T Program Appropriations

Pipeline Safety RD&T

Pipeline Safety RD&T Hierarchy

Systematic RD&T Implementation

Safety

Environment

Hazardous Materials Safety RD&T

Safety -- Global Connectivity -- Environmental Stewardship -- Security: Strategies

Safety -- Global Connectivity -- Environmental Stewardship -- Security: Future Trends and Developments

Safety -- Global Connectivity -- Environmental Stewardship -- Security: Anticipated RD&T Needs

Hazmat Elements & Goals

Hazmat Elements & Possible Products

Hazardous Materials Transportation Cooperative Research Program

PHMSA RD&T Contacts

Advanced Welding And Joining Technical Workshop: Pipelines

United States Department of Transportation -- Publications & Papers

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) strongly supports the drive toward safer pipelines, and joined with the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) to advance this goal. NIST in collaboration with PHMSA and several pipeline industry trade organizations, organized and executed the Advanced Welding and Joining Technical Workshop on January 25 and 26, 2006 workshop in Boulder, Colorado.

Assistance in organizing the workshop came from an 18-person steering committee selected to represent the different interests in the pipeline industry. This committee helped to prepare the agenda, identify speakers, organize the working groups, and promote attendance.

The workshop …

The Role Of Energy Pipelines And Research In The United States, Cheryl J. Trench, Thomas O. Miesner

United States Department of Transportation -- Publications & Papers

Energy from oil and natural gas is essential, and will continue to be essential, to all facets of our daily lives. It fuels most of our transportation needs, heats our homes, schools, offices and shops, and even generates a share of our electricity. Oil and natural gas together supply approximately two-thirds of the U.S. energy needs.

Crude oil and natural gas are generally produced in regions located far from consumption centers. This means crude oil must be moved to refineries, and refined products and natural gas must be moved from producing regions to consumption centers.

The U.S. pipeline infrastructure is …

Mechanical Damage Workshop & Study Phase 1 Workshop Executive Summary, Michael Baker Jr.

United States Department of Transportation -- Publications & Papers

Mechanical damage from third party intrusion and latent defects caused during pipeline construction remains a leading cause of major pipeline incidents. Historically, mechanical damage is the single largest cause of failures on pipelines (transporting both natural gas and hazardous liquids).

Significant investments have been made by the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), the pipeline industry and stakeholder organizations to increase public awareness of the risks of excavation in pipeline corridors. Likewise, much as been invested in research regarding detection of mechanical damage using in-line inspection (ILI) technologies, evaluating the severity of mechanical damage, and mitigation measures. However, no …

Advanced Coatings R&D For Pipelines And Related Facilities

United States Department of Transportation -- Publications & Papers

This workshop was held at the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s Gaithersburg Maryland campus June 9-10, 2005 with support from the Office of Pipeline Safety of the U.S. Department of Transportation. To organize this meeting, a steering committee was assembled that was composed of 20 representatives from the pipeline industry, industry consortia, pipeline standards developing organizations, government agencies, and regulatory agencies from the US and Canada. This committee planned the agenda, identified speakers, determined the number and nature of the working groups, and helped promote attendance. The workshop had 56 registered attendees representing pipeline operators, coatings manufacturers, pipeline fabricators, …

2005 Government And Industry Pipeline R&D Forum Proceedings

United States Department of Transportation -- Publications & Papers

A steering committee comprised of thirteen government and industry organizations organized, planned and executed this forum. The forum brought together over 185 representatives from State, Federal and foreign government offices along with domestic and foreign natural gas and hazardous liquid pipeline operators. The forum’s goals included identifying key challenges facing industry and government, sharing information on current research efforts, and identifying research that can help to meet the challenges.

Rd&T Program Review 2005

United States Department of Transportation -- Publications & Papers

PHMSA Mission

PHMSA Office of Pipeline Safety

All Inclusive Process

Relevance - Prospective

Quality - Prospective

Performance - Prospective

Leveraging Research Accomplishments, Ideas For Improvement And Cross-Modal Research

PHMSA Office of Hazardous Materials Safety

Relevance - Prospective

Quality - Prospective

Performance - Prospective

Leveraging Research Accomplishments, Ideas For Improvement And Cross-Modal Research

Natural Gas Delivery, Storage & Lng Pipeline Inspection Technologies Demonstration Report

United States Department of Transportation -- Publications & Papers

Assessing the integrity of natural gas transmission and distribution pipelines costs industry millions each year. With passage of the Pipeline Safety Improvement Act (PSIA) in 2002, industry will be required to invest significantly more capital to inspect and maintain their systems. The PSIA requires enhanced maintenance programs and continuing integrity inspection of all pipelines located within “high consequence areas” where a pipeline failure could threaten public safety, property and the environment. According to the Interstate Natural Gas Association of America (INGAA) the cost to industry to implement the PSIA in the first ten years will exceed $2 billion.

The Strategic …

Doe Natural Gas Infrastructure Reliability, Rodney Anderson

United States Department of Transportation -- Publications & Papers

National Energy Technology Laboratory

Fossil Fuels Today

Energy Sector R&D Investments Low

Gas Infrastructure Reliability

Program Summary

Infrastructure Activities

Natural Gas Industry Background

Core R&D Areas & Issues

Implementation Strategy

Inspection Technologies

Conformable Array for Mapping Corrosion Profiles

Innovative Sensors for Pipeline Crawlers to Assess Pipeline Defects and Conditions

New Acoustic Wave Pipe Inspection System

Ultrasonic Measurements of Plastic Strain in Pipelines

EXPLORER: A Long Range Untethered Live Gasline Inspection Robot System

Roboscan – A Robotic Inspection Platform and Sensors for Assessing Corrosion and Mechanical Damage in Un-Piggable Transmission Mains

Remote Sensing

Detection of Unauthorized Construction Equipment in Pipeline Right-of-Ways …

Coatings For Corrosion Protection: Offshore Oil And Gas Operation Facilities, Marine Pipeline And Ship Structures

United States Department of Transportation -- Publications & Papers

This workshop on Coatings for Corrosion Protection: Offshore Oil and Gas Operation Facilities, Marine Pipelines, Ship Structures, and Port Facilities was held on April 14-16, 2004 in Biloxi, Mississippi. This workshop of 150 attendees drew participation by internationally recognized marine coating experts, material specialists, inspection specialists, coating manufacturers, maintenance engineers, and designers. The workshop was crafted to include multiple viewpoints: industrial, academic, environmental, regulatory, standardization, and certification.

Keynote and topic papers were presented to establish a current information base for discussions. Six discussion groups addressed specific issues and identified, prioritized, and recommended specific research and development topics for the government …

Memorandum Of Understanding Among The U.S. Department Of Transportation, U.S. Department Of Energy, And The National Institute Of Standards And Technology On Pipe Line Integrity, Safety, And Reliability Research And Development

United States Department of Transportation -- Publications & Papers

The purpose of this Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) is to detail the responsibilities of the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) (together, " the Participating Agencies") in a program of research, development, demonstration, and standardization to ensure the integrity of pipeline facilities. This MOU identifies program elements, as well as specific areas of agency expertise, and establishes a framework for coordination and collaboration by the Participating Agencies.

Five Year Interagency Research And Development Program Plan For Pipeline Safety And Integrity

United States Department of Transportation -- Publications & Papers

As mandated by statute, the Department of Transportation, after extensive coordination with the Department of Energy and the National Institute of Standards and Technology, submits this five-year pipeline safety research and development program plan and the first required report on implementation of the program plan. Future R&D annual reports to Congress will describe progress made in implementing the plan.